Reporting
Moving away from paper-based reporting and improving access to information has definitely made life much easier. "Reporting out of Sage would take an extra day at month end," said Mike. "With Access I can get straight to the information I need."
Burts Potato Chips is now able to readily carry out variance analysis, from purchase price to production costs, as well as retrospective stock valuation and comprehensive sales and product analysis - all of which was previously very cumbersome.
Mike commented, "We can easily create up-to-the-minute production reports allowing us to analyse activity in an instant; we also have full warehouse location visibility which we didn't have before.
"Access SupplyChain is helping us scrutinise every area of our business. It's already saved us thousands of pounds through greater efficiency and faster access to information."
With management reporting greatly improved, it is spurring Burts Potato Chips on to look at other areas of the business where it can drive greater performance.
Maximising success
From finance, sales order processing and purchasing to manufacturing, warehouse and stock management, the new system is helping Burts Potato Chips to deliver an even greater service to the customer as it continues to grow.
"The quality of our product is paramount and Access SupplyChain is central into helping us maintain our high standards of excellence.
"With Access SupplyChain we've future-proofed the business and could easily double or treble in size. We're looking to grow to around £20m over the next two or three years to maximise production capacity; we're confident that Access will easily support us every step of the way," concluded Mike.